TECHCONNECT PROGRAM
TECHCONNECT ROADMAP TIMELINE
What is TechConnect?
SFU FAS TechConnect is a student-experience program aimed to ease your transition into the Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAS) at SFU. Each session is aimed at helping you to make the most of your university experience - socially, academically, and professionally.
Why should I participate?
TechConnect involves a series of sessions leading up to and including your first term at SFU:
- Make lifelong friends in your program
- Fun social activities
- Connect with student mentors
- Opportunities for skill development
- Study prep sessions
- Career-related workshops
- Program-related workshops
Make immediate connections
As a TechConnect mentee, you’ll have the added benefit of connecting with student mentors declared in the same major and learn first-hand about what to expect from life at SFU!
WORKSHOPS
| Session | Description |
|---|---|
| June | FAS advisors will help you with course planning for your first term through virtual sessions. |
| August | You will socialize with FAS mentors, professors and staff during this half-day in-person camp and get your systems ready for the upcoming term. |
| September | In this launch session, you'll learn more about TechConnect, how to ‘survive’ your first term at SFU, and meet peers from your program. In small groups, you’ll also compete in an on-campus scavenger hunt for prizes! |
| October | Get help with course planning for Spring semester from FAS advisors. We’ll share in-depth information on: which courses to take, appeals process, WQB and elective options, as well as important School policies you may not know! |
| November | Wrap-up your first semester in FAS with food, games, and gingerbread cookie decorating content. Prizes will be given away to the best decorated cookie! |
SUPER ADIVISNG
In this virtual (Zoom) workshop, advisors from the Faculty of Applied Sciences will guide you through your new program, help with course planning, and answer your burning questions. Register now:
- CMPT & SOSY Session: June 18 (4pm - 5pm)
- ENSC Session: June 19 (4pm - 5pm)
- MSE & SEE Session: June 20 (4pm - 5pm)
Link will be provided via email to those who RSVP. Sessions will be hosted Pacific Central Time.
FAS BOOTCAMP
New students are invited to come meet and mingle with your future program peers at our upcoming half-day ‘FAS bootcamp’. This fun, campus-based event will help you get ready for your first term at university and also give you the chance to connect with applied sciences faculty, staff, and senior students from your program! Register now to secure your place!
- Date: Aug 13, 2024
- Time: 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
- Location: SFU Surrey - Sustainable Energy Engineering Building
GET STARTED
In this launch session, you'll learn more about TechConnect, how to ‘survive’ your first term at SFU, and meet peers from your program. In small groups, you’ll also compete in an on-campus scavenger hunt for prizes!
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Questions?
Please connect with Student Affairs Coordinator, Zoe Lei at fas_international@sfu.ca for any inquiries on the TechConnect program and for late registration.
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